Quickie Post

[mousme]

I failed at getting up early today. Every so often on a commute day I'm able to get up by noon, but today that didn't happen. I wish I knew the secret of those people who manage to function really well on four hours of sleep a day. It feels like it would solve at least a few of my problems. At the very least I'd be able to drive home directly after work instead of having to come back here to sleep. Every time I drive home right after work I'm forced to stop halfway there at an On Route to nap in the car lest I cause an accident.

All that's left for me now is to pack up my stuff and make a detour to buy milk. I still have to wash and put away the dishes, too. Even if I weren't leaving, I found out the hard way that leaving dishes in the drying rack is a capital offence as far as my landlady is concerned. I left a plate, a pot and some cutlery to dry overnight, and got a very passive-aggressive "Oh, you're just leaving all your dishes there, I see," from her. This despite the fact that I was going to be the first person up the next morning, when I always put away dry dishes. I keep this kitchen cleaner than the one at home, but it seems that's not enough. Yet another reason to find a new place to stay, I think. This "You pay rent but I don't want to ever know you're here and also keep your stuff out of the common areas except when I want to use it" attitude is getting wearying to deal with.

In the meantime, I have decided that I don't want to be a negative presence on LiveJournal. No one wants to hear my complaining. So I'm going to try very hard to give up complaining in general. Here and on Twitter and IRL. If you never hear from me again, you'll know it's because I had nothing else to say. ;) But seriously, I have become an awful person lately and I don't like it. So, new leaf. No more complaining, ever. It won't be easy, because I do seem to enjoy complaining an awful lot and often I don't even realise I'm doing it. So if you catch me at it, you have my permission to verbally smack me upside the head and tell me not to be such a Debbie Downer.

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

No, I'm going to smack you for not realizing that this is YOUR LJ and you can complain if you want to! You don't complain a lot, actually, and the things you complain about are actual THINGS, y'know? I have people on my LJ who complain about nothing, and they do it a lot more than you do.

I cannot believe the thing about the dishes. Oh, boy, she'd hate me :)

Honey, four hours a night is not enough. You can do it for a while, but not long term. You're going to wreck your health. Please please please stop thinking that being tired is some kind of character flaw on your part. People need sleep!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Oh, I realise I need sleep. I just wish I was one of those people who didn't need as much. They are a teeny minority (a lot of the people who say they function just fine don't actually know how sleep-deprived they are), but I wish I was one of them. I don't have enough time in my days, ever. /o\

I just feel like I'm complaining too much. I don't think it serves any useful purpose. So I'm going to try to stop.

Complaints department

[scrollwriter.livejournal.com]

Go ahead and vent your spleen, which is one of the therapeutic things that a blog is good for.

Re: Complaints department

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I've already been told that I shouldn't, though, and since it's not my goal in life to upset people, I need to learn to hold my tongue, both verbally and online.

Re: Complaints department

[sorceror.livejournal.com]

"I've already been told that I shouldn't,"

By whom, exactly? O_o